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Breaking the silence on mental health
- Author:
- CARERS TRUST
- Publisher:
- Carers Trust
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 21
- Place of publication:
- London
A toolkit for young carer services on how to empower young carers and young adult carers with knowledge and confidence to have a voice and take action. This resource provides: examples of youth participation work and success achieved throughout the project; top tips for services considering youth participation work; feedback from young carers and young adult carers who were involved in the project about what it meant to them; good practice case studies demonstrating partnership working. (Edited publisher abstract)
Toolkit for practitioners supporting families affected by someone else’s co-occurring mental ill health and substance use conditions (dual diagnosis)
- Author:
- ADFAM
- Publisher:
- Adfam
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 55
- Place of publication:
- London
This toolkit is designed for practitioners who support those caring for a loved one who is having difficulties with their mental health and substance use. This will include substance use and mental health practitioners, family support workers, housing officers and advocacy practitioners, among others. To help us to understand the impact that this caring role can have, we have consulted with families and professionals across the country and heard a vast range of experiences. We learnt that many families supporting a loved one face barriers to support – such as stigma, strain on services and a lack of understanding among professionals – all of which can have a negative impact on their own mental and physical health. The toolkit is intended to offer practitioners some simple but effective tools to help to overcome those barriers and help families to cope more effectively with the challenges they face. It contains suggestions and resources that practitioners can use in their work but is not intended as a substitute for counselling or therapeutic input for families. The toolkit comprises three sections: understanding how services can respond to co-occurring conditions; helping family members deal with specific challenges associated with co-occurring conditions; and supporting family members who are caring for someone with a co-occurring condition. (Edited publisher abstract)
Working with independent advocates: good practice guide
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 17
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Guidance and case examples to help practitioners understand the role of independent advocacy and provide assistance when dealing with difficult situations. The independent advocate’s role empowers people to play an integral part in decisions about their care and treatment. The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 recognises the importance of independent advocacy in supporting people to ‘have their own voice heard in decisions made about their health and wellbeing’ and enshrines the right of access to independent advocacy for people with a ‘mental disorder’ in law. This document sets out: the right to advocacy; principles of legislation; named person; types of advocacy; role of the advocate; supporting people to access advocacy services; welcoming and supporting advocates; and consent, capacity and information sharing. Appendix 1 outlines the types of advocacy, which include individual advocacy, collective advocacy and carer advocacy. (Edited publisher abstract)
Good practice guidance for involving carers, family members and close friends of service users in research
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH. Mental Health Research Network
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health Research. Mental Health Research Network
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Currently, carers are rarely included in the development or implementation of mental health research. However the negative impact of a severe mental health problem is experienced not just by individuals but also by their family and friends. It is estimated that there are 1.5 million carers who have intimate knowledge of this impact. This guide focuses on the valuable role of carers in mental health research. It provides practical and accessible guidance to researchers, commissioners of research, service users and carers. Drawing on a number of case studies, the guidance sets out how carers should be included in research, at what stages of the research process carers can be involved and identifies the core principles for the inclusion of carers.
Only the best: information about antipsychotic and mood stabiliser medication
- Author:
- RETHINK
- Publisher:
- Rethink
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Some people have mental health problems requiring them to take medication, either for periods of time or for many years. Medication may include antipsychotic drugs or mood stabilisers, also known as ‘anti-manic’ medication. This resource is the 3rd edition of the “Only the Best” guide including information about antipsychotic and mood stabiliser medication for service users and carers. It’s designed to help people living with psychosis to make medications choices based on up to date information. It contains: a 6-step guide to finding the best medication; a list of questions to think about; information about antipsychotic and mood stabiliser medication and how it is meant to work; information about side effects and how best to avoid them; and advice about getting a second opinion. It also includes guidance on best practice medication management based upon the NICE schizophrenia and bipolar guidelines.
Making the difference together: guidance on gathering and using feedback about the experience of social work from people who use services and their carers
- Authors:
- ALLEN Ruth, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
One of a suite of three resources published as part of the ‘Social Work for Better Mental Health’ initiative, this document provides guidance on practical ways to gather service user and carer feedback about their experiences of social work practice within mental health services. The guidance is based on research into what service users and carers value and find effective in social work practice; research literature on service user quality of life indicators and recovery measures; practice feedback tools from social work education and patient satisfaction surveys from general and mental health. It proposes two specific approaches to gathering feedback: implementing a tailored ‘experience of social work’ feedback questionnaire; and gathering feedback through collaborative conversations about practice between social workers and people using services or carers. The collaborative conversations approach includes good practice in using co-production as a framework, recording conversations and using observer, the role of peer support. The reasons for choosing these approaches and how they fit into existing regulatory requirements and good practice are discussed. Example questionnaires are included in the appendices.. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health and care homes
- Editors:
- DENING Tom, MILNE Alisoun, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 416p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
The editors draw on a wide range of clinical and research evidence about mental health and care homes. Care home residents are often very old, and many have multiple physical and mental health needs, meaning that their care poses particular challenges. They are also a marginalised group who are often invisible in the wider debates on quality of care including those about care homes. The writers, who include residents, family carers, staff, researchers, and clinicians, bring these issues together to help those working in the care home sector to deliver high quality care and support to both residents and staff. The book has four sections: 'the inside view' which includes several first-hand accounts of care home life; 'the outside view' which discusses the regulatory, funding, and legislative context in which care homes operate; 'mental health and care', a detailed review of the major mental and other health issues that arise in care homes, as well as interventions and services to offer support; and a section exploring the 'promotion of health and wellbeing' including examples of good practice.
Good practice in adult mental health
- Editors:
- RYAN Tony, PRITCHARD Jacki
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 352p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This text is a guide to good practice within adult mental health care, providing a comprehensive introduction to mental health and illness. It is designed to aid mental health professionals and workers, agencies, and any individuals coming in to contact with mental illness, in recognising a mental health need or problem and offering appropriate support. This is an introduction written by practitioners, and also draws from the personal experiences of service users and carers, providing up-to-date and topical material covering major issues such as: the concepts of mental health, illness and recovery; advocacy and empowerment; legal and policy issues relating to practice; gender and ethnicity in mental health; violence and abuse. The range of this book makes it a resource for mental health practitioners, whether experienced or new to the field, support workers, students, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of mental illness and the mental health system.
Stepping out
- Author:
- DOBSON Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.3.96, 1996, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Good practice guidance on working with the families and carers of people who are diagnosed schizophrenic is at best patchy. The author reports on how a project in Wales produced its own guidelines.
Autism: recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults on the autism spectrum
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Clinical Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This NICE Guideline offers best practice advice on the care of adults with autism. It covers the care provided by primary, community, secondary, tertiary and other health and social care professionals who have direct contact with, and make decisions concerning the care of, adults with autism. The term autism is used generically to cover all autism spectrum conditions. With an emphasis on person-centred care, the guidance covers: identification and assessment; correct interventions and monitoring their use, interventions for challenging behaviour, managing coexisting mental disorders, assessment and interventions for families, partners and carers; and the organisation and delivery of care. Research recommendations are also discussed.